Have you seen the video of the Pope almost getting killed? It was on the news I bet it's on YouTobe.....But ya some guy hopped on the truck but before he could get over to the Pope secrurity ripped off the guy and arrested him.....

†Akatsuki-Leader: Rei Zero† In the name of God, Impure
souls of the living Dead shall be banished into eternal damnation.
Amen.

The pope is the leader of the catholic church who can say things like "birth control is bad" or something like that and most catholics will follow along... However, catholics today dont always do what the pope says. He can create church laws and so forth. He does hold a lot of power though. Many people dont like him mainly because he is strict and because Pope John Paul, the previous pope, was so much better then him...

The pope doesn't really have that much power or "control" over anyone, I mean all of the catholics can just stop being catholic. Catholicism isn't a cult, you can choose what to believe in and either leave or stay.